Ilori, bought for £7million by Brendan Rodgers from Sporting Lisbon last summer, was sent out on loan to Granada last season.

However, he impressed scouts in Spain and Germany, with Dortmund expressing an interest. Dortmund had already eyed up Ilori while he was at Lisbon, but were reluctant to splash the cash on the youngster in 2013.

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